Javier Bardem is just too good at playing villains. I have loved his work in his softer roles - 2010’s Biutiful comes to mind - but the man can evoke so many layers of shimmering menace that his...
One of the most highly anticipated European television premieres of 2026 is the series adaptation of the popular Harry Hole books, officially titled Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole. The Netflix production...
When everything around us falls apart, love allows us to see what is lost, what endures, and what changes. Love stories set against the backdrop of war, repression, or social collapse represent a...
The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance by botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer is a passionate and beautifully written call, not so much to action, but to a shift in the ways we interact with...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Far from being merely ornamental, literature has long served as a space of resistance — of uncomfortable questions and identities that refuse to fit into prescribed molds. This month’s reading...
Four of the most talked-about literary adaptations of the moment share one key trait: they were born from the imaginations of women. A Woman of Substance, The House of the Spirits, Like Water for...
Recent children’s literature has been increasingly addressing children’s relationship with the planet, animals, and the natural environment. Some titles combine accessible, fact-based information...
This month over at Five Books For, I’ve been looking at books where education is either a key theme or setting in the story. The book: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go spends a...
Vinicius de Carvalho, King's College London; Boriana Alexandrova, University of York; Eva Cheuk-Yin Li, King's College London; Karolina Watroba, University of Edinburgh; Marion Gibson, University of...
